Sean Lengell

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal has called on the National Football League to end its "arcane" TV blackout policy and pressed Congress to pass legislation to make it illegal. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Sen. Richard Blumenthal: NFL should nix blackout policy

Sean Lengell · January 3, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Sherrod Brown to NFL: Don’t blackout the Cincinnati Bengals

Sen. Sherrod Brown to NFL: Don’t blackout the Cincinnati Bengals

Sean Lengell · January 2, 2014 5:00 am

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Poll: Most Americans pessimistic about country’s future

Sean Lengell · January 2, 2014 5:00 am

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said the courts were hurt more by the sequestration cuts than elsewhere in the federal government because "virtually all of [the judiciary's] core functions are constitutionally and statutorily required." (AP File)

Chief Justice Roberts wants more money for courts

Sean Lengell · January 1, 2014 5:00 am

Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, fired off 10 missives within a couple of hours with the twitter hashtag "liberalismin4words." (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Rep. Steve Stockman offers takes on liberals

Sean Lengell · December 31, 2013 5:00 am

Less than half of all Republicans believe in human evolution, a significantly smaller percentage than in 2009, according to a new study.ÃÂ (Thinkstock Image)

Republican belief in evolution declines, poll shows

Sean Lengell · December 30, 2013 5:00 am

Personal information entered into healthcare.gov may still be at the mercy of hackers, according to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Darrell Issa stands by claim Benghazi attack was al Qaeda-led

Sean Lengell · December 29, 2013 5:00 am

A surveillance review board recommended this month that the government stop its bulk storage of Americans' phone and Internet communications. (Photo: Thinkstock)

National Security

Mike Rogers: NSA should keep control of its surveillance data

Sean Lengell · December 29, 2013 5:00 am

A demonstrator with a mask depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses in front of other protesters holding posters of former National Security Agency NSA member Edward Snowden, outside the German Parliament in Berlin on Nov. 18. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

National Security

Edward Snowden’s attorney says NSA leaker wants to come home

Sean Lengell · December 29, 2013 5:00 am

Luis Mendez, 23, left, and Maurice Mike, 23, wait in line at a job fair held by the Miami Marlins, at Marlins Park in Miami, on Oct. 23. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, FIle)

Senators propose three-month extension of expiring unemployment benefits

Sean Lengell · December 27, 2013 5:00 am

"Suspected crimes of this nature will simply not be tolerated," said U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas. (AP File/The Houston Chronicle, Julio Cortez)

Justice Department charges Texas man with hate crime over ‘knockout game’

Sean Lengell · December 26, 2013 5:00 am

Sen. Richard Blumenthal: UPS owes customers refunds for late Christmas packages

Sen. Richard Blumenthal: UPS owes customers refunds for late Christmas packages

Sean Lengell · December 26, 2013 5:00 am